Detention River Entrance Weather Forecast

    • 7
    • 15

    Windy. Partly cloudy

    • 8
    • 18

    Becoming windy. Partly cloudy

    • 7
    • 18

    Partly cloudy

    • 7
    • 17

    Cloudy

    • 9
    • 17

    Possible shower

    • 11
    • 17

    Possible shower. Wind easing

    • 11
    • 18

    Possible shower

Today 8 May North West Coast

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the far west, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening.

Central North Coastal Waters

Stanley to Flinders Island
Wind
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
1st Swell
Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Weather Situation
A cold southwesterly airstream will slowly weaken tonight and during Saturday as a high centre builds over the Bight. The high is expected to slowly approach Tasmania during Sunday and Monday, bringing mostly settled weather to the state. The high centre will then lie close to the south of the state by Monday evening before moving over the Tasman Sea on Tuesday.
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May Temperature

Burnie Airport (27km)

  • Lowest 7 May, 2026

    3.1 °C

  • Average May

    12.9 °C

  • Highest 1 May, 2026

    20 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Burnie Airport (27km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    7.7 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    12.6 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    17.6 °C
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